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Are current trends in food production and consumption sustainable? To understand the challenges that humanity faces, we look back at how past societies adapted to food shortages. On this program, Junko Habu discusses findings from the Jomon civilization from the perspective of cultural anthropology and its implications for global climate change. Topic: food, Jomon, sustainability, diversity, adaptation, climate change, starvation

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Most of us know that our genes determine many of our physical characteristics and our risk for various diseases. However, the idea that genes influence personality and risk for psychiatric disorders is not quite as easy to swallow. On this episode, Dr. Abraham Palmer, professor of Human Genetics at the University of Chicago joins us to discuss psychiatric genetics. We'll talk about the heritability of personality and psychiatric diseases and he'll tell us about his latest study on the genetics... Topics: Abraham Palmer, Genetics, Psychiatry, Personality, amphetamine

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Most of us know that our genes determine many of our physical characteristics and our risk for various diseases. However, the idea that genes influence personality and risk for psychiatric disorders is not quite as easy to swallow. Today, Dr. Abraham Palmer, professor of Human Genetics at the University of Chicago joins us to discuss psychiatric genetics. We’ll talk about the heritability of personality and psychiatric diseases, and he’ll tell us about his latest study on the genetics of... Topics: Genetics, Psychiatry, Personality, Amphetamine, Abraham Palmer Source: Groks Science Radio Show Podcast

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Have you ever noticed that people behave strangely in elevators? Dr. Dario Maestripieri, author of 'Games Primates Play: An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships,' joins us to discuss how studying the behavior of rhesus monkeys and other non-human primates can help us understand why humans act the way we do. Topics: groks, science, psychology, maestripieri, primates